Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1887-11-26
Virginia Con ererce, ri. E. Church
South.

The Virginia Conference of the
VI. Il Church. South in session at
Danville from 10Th to 23rd insts.,
adopted unanimously by a rising
vote following resolutions offered
ny RevS. 2. n. Peterson, A. q.
Brown, Paul Whitehead and John
e. Edwards:
Whereas the Methodist Episc'.
pal Church, South, has always
borne Il strong testimony against
the theatre; and whereas the pat
ronagc of theatrical exhibitions by
protesting christians has by recent
occurrences been given usual prom
inence; and whereas the situation
seems to justify an expression OF
opinion on this subject by this con-
ference: therefore
Resolved, That we arc Profound
" convinced of the evil character
and influence of the theatre and OF
it's pow era as promoter irreligion,
immortality. and vice.
Resolved, That we most affec
tiouately ard earnestly exhort our
people to set their faces against
This thing as a diversion wlllch cam
not he used in the name OF the
Lord Jesus.
The following interesting re-
ports wcro presented to The con
ference:
CHURCH EXTENSION.
Rev. P. a. Peterson, president OF
the board of church extensions,
made a report of a gratifying CHAR
actcr, from which the following
items were culIrd: Whole sum at
rhe disposal of hoard during year to
be used in all OF needy churches,
Sl49.SS3 The board has had ap
plication for aid to the extent OF
1881, 900 and donated the entire
amount in hand to needy churches.
MISSIONARY SOCIETIES.
Tie missionary Societies have
collected di;ing the Year $500,
and sent to foreign scli.'ols S3,'uO;
III bank $1,000. There are thirty
thousand in the State. Collections
for foreign missions for the year,
sl4,OUO; domestic missions, 81 500;
} conference collections, 81 900; BIsll
ops fund, $1,000; educational fun /,
: 81. 500; church extension, S2,9O0;
I chihlren's day, S1,3OU-slowIng Il
. total OF neatly s39,0O0, all increas'
+ of over 5000. Conference reiolced
p aud sang ':prdiSe God, from whom
;lIl blessings ticw."
I SUNDAY SCHOOLS.
:. Rev. w. III. Christian read the
! report of tile Sunday school board
r which, after some discussion, was
5 adopted. The report shows that
j there is an Increase Of schu0ls III
n conference of 55 increase of schOl
airs, 1903; increase in number Of
7 officers and teachers, POI; Increase
IN conversions from the Sunday
schools, 27S. There are INV in
+ active work under conference TIC
! Sunday schools, s, l42 teach rs aud
officers, 54,5GG scholars; $50 aletlo
dist children are mem berS OF union
Sunday sclunls. There are 81, 13t
volumes in the libraries of schools
under conference. There were
zoos conversions from the Sunday
: schools during the year, and 81 200
were raised to aid feeble schools.
: STATISTICS AND FINANCES.
r Rev. 4. &. Brown, chairman oil
: sis vi suatlsJlc,ll ailG ana nsCaI re-
!. ports: Members of church in tile
$ conference, G9.3O;, increase 2,5.3;
i money raised for all purposes this
: year,s379, 535 10, increaseSl $3.50 Il;
average per member, 50 Is; pay
ment OH preachers salaries, Sl53,.
: 354 IS, increase S7,7S5; money re-
ceived for building and repairing
churches and parsonages, 1856, S22.0S
value OF church property, 81, 72J,
!. 443 G6; missionary collections, do
mesllc, 1892 50; lorelgn,on assess
, ments, Si4,272 Y; foreign, from
! ''Rosebnds," S3,S54 80; foreign,
from Woman's Missionary Society,
f2,942 Y; total missionary fluid,
$2S,J5l 50.
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